Chapter 629: Do some business
"Sir, Madam, how about taking a look at this house?"
"The landlord can serve as the concierge, the landlady can serve as the cook, and the landlady's daughter can be the maid. , and has the skills of a tailor.”
The real estate agent works hard to introduce the house in his hand to the customer.
The guests claimed to be from the Rhine League, the husband Friedrich Meyer came from a middle-class family, and the wife Anna Meyer was the daughter of a judge and came to the Kingdom of England in search of opportunities to make a fortune.
These two are common names in the Rhine League. When they appeared together in the Intermediary Chamber of Commerce, no one would have thought of the legendary Archduke Wesson and the empress of an empire.
There are many businessmen and foreigners coming and going in Londinium, so there are properties prepared for them.
Some of the owners of these properties are people who have worked hard in the city for most of their lives, some are widows, and some are old and shabby socialites. They bought a two- or three-story building and bought all the furniture. You live in a loft or a not-so-good place, rent out the house to tenants, and at the same time cook, clean, do laundry, run errands, etc. for the tenants.
This is very convenient for tenants, who can directly pick up the package and move in.
The agent saw that the two guests had extraordinary temperament and should not be short of money. The first month's rent from the landlord was the agent's remuneration, so he recommended a comfortable three-story building.
Then this proposal was rejected by Her Majesty the Queen, who chose the cheap two-story building at 233 Shell Street.
The first floor of this building is the living room and dining room, as well as the kitchen, bathroom and servant's bedroom. The servant's bedroom is now occupied by the landlord. The second floor is the bedroom, study room and bathroom.
The agent said hesitantly: "Madam, your vision is very accurate. This neighborhood has just received tap water, and the landlord bought a water heater and a heater last month."
"But... The landlord is traveling and needs the tenant to find a servant or do things by himself."
Anna said nonchalantly: "But it's cheap and we don't have to waste extra money."
"And I have a maid. She buys clothes on the street and will come over later."
Then Frederick said: "That's it."
What else can the agent say? Taking his to the house, the tenant seemed satisfied.
That afternoon, Count Duval was trying on the new clothes he had ordered for participating in the World Expo. After hearing the news from his intermediaries according to his requirements, he said: "Oh, foreigner, young man , looks smart, frugal, and very good, it’s just them, I believe His Majesty Charles will be very happy.”
The agency is the place that has the most contact with outsiders, and he gives them the task of selecting people.
"It's pretty good here!" Anna was very satisfied with their stay this winter. "What are we going to do next?"
Frederick said calmly: "Look for a job, otherwise the three of us will be in half a century. I’ll be hungry after a month.”
He could run around alone due to his superior martial arts skills, but Anna couldn’t, so she brought a guard and maid.
Anna wanted to play the game of pretending to be common people, so they didn't have much money with them. After renting a house and buying winter clothes, there was little left.
She asked Frederick curiously: "What kind of job are you planning to find?"
Frederick thought for a while and said: "The translation job should be good."
He knew the languages of many countries, and it was the most practical job to do this.
Small businessmen can do other things like bookkeeping and paperwork themselves. Large chambers of commerce will only use their own people because of the trade secrets involved. No one wants to hire temporary workers.
Frederick pinched his chin and said: "Well, if I can't find a job as a translator, I would like to repair bicycles or tractors."
He remembered that many bicycles and tractors were exported For the Kingdom of England, this is the royal capital, there should be many bicycles, and the winter slack is also the season for tractor maintenance.
Anna smiled and asked him: "Sir, do you have a professional technical qualification certificate?"
The corners of Frederick's mouth twitched, he was really not prepared for this.
This was all his own initiative. In order to develop Oak City's student economy and recruit talents, he instructed the education department to conduct a number of professional and technical certification exams.
These exams are famous for their strictness. Those who can get the certificate are those with real qualifications. Many people go to Oak City to take the exam and then take the certificate to work elsewhere. The salary is much higher than that of those without the certificate. .
As for false testimony, don’t even think about it.
The paper in the certificate is made of the same special paper as money orders, checks and other valuable instruments. The certificate paper for different types of occupations has different colored fibers and watermarks.
Frederick scratched his head and said: "Let's take a look. If it doesn't work, I will sell kebabs on the roadside."
Anna covered her mouth and laughed, and said: "Okay Ah, I’ll make the string beans and cheese for you, and you’ll bake it.”
After joking, Frederick stood up and said: "Let's go to the beer club and ask for news." The beer club he was talking about was the fellows' association of the Rhine League. Everyone would help each other and exchange news when they were away from home. We were really broke. You will be given a ticket home.
The premise is that you have to prove that you are one of your own.
Stories can deceive people, but accents, habits, etc. are difficult to fake.
As soon as the two new faces arrived at the club, a man named Wei Bo came over to chat and find out more about them.
Webber is from the Principality of Mainz. In recent years, in order to relieve the food pressure in the territory and win over allies, Frederick has given the labor-intensive textile industry to part of the Principality of Mainz. The demand for wool there has increased significantly. , so there were many wool merchants like him.
Frederick claimed to be the child of the steward of his own estate. Anna was the daughter of a minor judge in the Osmaga Empire. After her family lost power due to the change of emperor, they switched to doing business in Weissenburg City. Later, they Got it.
The two recently went out looking for opportunities to make a fortune, so they came here.
During this period, Frederick ordered three glasses of beer. When he raised his hand to make the sign of three, he extended his thumb, index finger and middle finger. Weber knew he was a fellow countryman at a glance.
Frederick asked him: "Is there any way to get rich in the Kingdom of England recently?"
After taking a sip of beer, Weber said: "This island has export value. There are only three things we can touch: wool, wood and coal.”
“More and more people are raising sheep on the island recently. In the long run, the price of wool will decrease, but it also means there are more sheep. New Supplier.”
"Wood is a bit difficult for newcomers. In places where it is easy to transport, someone has already established a good relationship with the lord. In places where no one has gone yet, the freight will be higher and requires a lot of capital."
"Coal is a new emerging industry recently. To open up business, outsiders need to pay about 1.5% of the mineral tax to the landowners to mine here, and if they want to export, they need to pay higher tariffs.”
“But there are ways to reduce most of the tariffs. If locals hold 30% of the shares, they can pay very low tariffs.”
“This is a new policy promulgated by His Royal Highness Prince Charles this year. I heard that it is local The nobles were dissatisfied that we made too much."
After hearing this, Frederick said: "In this case, the exported goods will be charged a 40% tariff."
Weibo said: "It can be understood that way."
"But it also has advantages. The locals can provide a lot of help, on the table and under the table."
After he finished speaking, he gave Frederick gave him a "you should know" look.
Frederick nodded, took a sip of beer, and started thinking.
Weibo continued: "Now you want to export goods to the island, which is a bit troublesome. The Dawn Chamber of Commerce monopolizes the trading license for all domestic goods in coastal ports by contracting relevant tariffs with a tax package."
"The advantage is that domestic goods shipped under the name of Dawn Chamber of Commerce no longer pay tariffs and can be sold as soon as they are unloaded. The shipping fee is lower than the tariff and the shipment speed is fast. However, if anyone wants to intervene later, they have to do it at Dawn Fight for share within the Chamber of Commerce.”
Frederick nodded. This was the idea he gave to Lilu. The main reason is that the customs clearance process in various places in the Kingdom of England is too slow. The people below are very serious about getting stuck. It takes one or two to drag. Months are commonplace, so I might as well just take the upper-level route.
Wei Bo only told some information tonight that he could know through a little inquiry, and did not mention a word about the details of his business.
Anna remained silent in the club except for polite greetings. On the way back to her residence, she asked Frederick: "Why didn't you ask about finding a job?"
Freder Lie said: "Don't worry, I will get to know them in two or three days."
Anna put her hands behind her back and said with a bad smile: "Hmph, if you can't find a job these days, you will have to go to the dock to carry sacks!"
Frederick pinched his chin and said: "You Don't tell me, I will definitely make more money than others when I carry the goods."
"I was so tired that I didn't want to take a shower when I came back, so I just went to bed."
Anna punched him in the back.
When the two of them walked near their residence, the street was dark, with only the light leaking from the windows on both sides.
Anna said: "It's true here, I don't want to spend money to install a street light, I'm afraid the public security will be bad."
As soon as she finished speaking, there was a quarrel in front of the place where the lights couldn't shine.
“Bring it!”
“Don’t even think about it!”
A young man was snatching an old man’s bag. The young man kicked the old man over and picked up the bag. Just run.
(End of this chapter)